Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
It includes posts from Green Island
Al-Nuwaiseeb – Rubbish Dumps: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 26, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 1, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 3. Wafra Farms: Laughing...
Birding with Dr Rob Sheldon OSME Chair. Highlight of the day was two male Hypocolius, Rose-coloured Starling, Yellow-throated Sparrow, Common Rosefinch & Tawny Pipit. 82 species were seen. Green Island: 21 species Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2, Squacco Heron...
This morning I went to Green Island at 8 am, I was told by the people at the gate that the opening hour is 9 am, drove around up to Shuwaikh looking for Bank Myna but I only saw...
I have a group of 4 German birders. We started by visiting Green Island where we saw 2 Hypocolius, 4 Red-vented Bulbuls and Eastern Orphean Warbler. Next stop was Jahra Farms producing 3 Bank Mynas and female Semi-collared...
I visited with Mr. Leonardo Beghellini Green Island this morning. Our targets were obviously Hypycolius and Red-vented Bulbul. We saw 4 and 2 of these species relatively easily. Searching through Black-headed and Slender-billed Gulls we found 5 Armenian...
I visited with a British group Green Island this morning. When it was difficult to see a Hypocolius last winter now it was really easy. We had already seen 10+ at Jahra farms and this morning on Green...
Finnish team was joined today by one more Finn, Markku Santamaa, who happens to be Finnish WP top-lister. However, despite of his desire of Socotra Cormorant we visited Green Island in the morning. Main target was Red-vented Bulbul...
Here are some photographs of the Red-vented Bulbul that were photographed on Green Island on 02/02/2012 that I thought I need to share them with others. The Red-vented Bulbul is an established breeder introduced from escapes. It is now...
Updated 4.2.2012 adding picture of Mediterranean Gull. We wanted to see Hypocolius well and therefore we returned to Green Island. First we saw a pair of Rüppell`s Weavers and they are naturally category D birds in Kuwait. However,...
For a nice surprise British team spotted Indian Roller just outside of the car park. We have had before that only one day bird at Pivot Fields in mid December. After this unexpected record we headed to Green...
I visited Green Island with Julian Thomas, Alastair Mac Neil Stevenson, Thomas & Waltfraud Lang and Jurgen Blessing. Hypocolius waited for us in the same small palm where we saw it 16. Jan with Swedish group and Linda...
I had 4 German birders with me today. Michael Schulz, Jurgen Knec, Andre Dittmann and Anreas Kruger enjoyed of views of 4 Hypocolius as well as 3 Red-vented Bulbuls on Green Island this morning. Wintering Masked Shrike was...
At Sulaibikhat Bay: Mallard 16, Greater Flamingo 1000, Common Shelduck 126, Armenian Gull 4, Steppe Gull 20, Slender-billed Gull 210, Black-headed Gull 350. At Green Island: Common Starling 4, Hypocolius 20, White-eared Bulbul 25, Laughing Dove 4, Eurasian...
Visitors from England, Dominic Mitchell and Royston Beddard + myself, visited Green Island this morning for Hypocolius and Red-vented Bulbul which were present. Later short stop at Souq Sharq produced, thanks to Dominic, a Common Gull which is...
Green Island has been relatively reliable site for Red-vented Bulbul and Grey Hypocolius in winter and so it was also today. To my surprise I found a flock of 30+ Dead Sea Sparrows too. In recent days we have...
Today the German visiting group have seen at Green Island: Red-vented Bulbuls 2, Grey Hypocolius 20, and also a number of White-cheeked Bulbuls. At Pivot Fields: Greater Spotted Eagles 2, Pale Rockfinch 1, Imperial Eagle 2, Common Kestrel...